Comrade Faizur Rahaman

Renowned left leader, former Member of the CPI(M) Tripura State Committee, and former Minister of the Left Front Government, Comrade Faizur Rahaman breathed his last in his residence at Ichai Lalchhari village of Dharmanagar Sub-Division, North Tripura on June 12. He had been suffering from cancer for several years. He was 75.

Bishnu Mohanty: One of Odisha’s tallest trade union leaders no more

Comrade Bishnu Mohanty, all-India vice-president of CITU, passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on May 9. He was 75. He had been suffering from pneumonia and acute diabetic, and was admitted to the hospital on April 23.

K N Panikkar: A historian par excellence who strove for a just and egalitarian social order

Professor K N Panikkar, one of the pre-eminent historians of modern India and a fellow traveller of the progressive and democratic forces, passed away in Thiruvananthapuram on March 9. He was 89.

Comrade Madhab Saha

Madhab Saha, a towering figure in Tripura’s left movements, former State Committee Member of CPI(M), four-time MLA from Matabari, and a respected trade union leader, passed away on 21st February while undergoing treatment at ILS Hospital, Agartala. He had been battling cardiac issues for several years. At the moment of his passing, a hall meeting was underway at Agartala Town Hall to commemorate the 178th anniversary of the publication of the Communist Manifesto.

A Spirited Educationist passes away

It is no exaggeration to say that the passing away of Com. S.S.

Chandrasekhar Bose is No More: Insurance employees’ movement loses its guiding light

Chandrasekhar Bose, who passed away on 16^TH January at the age of 104, was a doyen of the insurance employees’ movement, founding member of the All India Insurance Employees’ Association (AIIEA), and a beloved leader of generations of insurance employees. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living member of the CPI(M).

Kishore Theckedath: A Remarkable Marxist Intellectual, Organiser, and Leader

Dr. Kishore Kumar Theckedath, a rare and remarkable combination of a Marxist intellectual, organiser, and leader, passed away in Mumbai on the night of December 20, 2025 at the age of 89. He was a former member of the CPI(M) Maharashtra State Secretariat; a pioneer of the militant movement and organisation of college and university teachers in Mumbai and Maharashtra; a detenu for 15 months during the Emergency from 1975-77; and a renowned Marxist thinker, writer, and teacher.

Salute to Comrade Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 23, 2025THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its profound grief at the passing away of Comrade Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy.

Maharastra: Comrade Lahanu Kom

VETERAN leader of the CPI(M) and the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) in Maharashtra, Comrade Lahanu Shidva Kom, ex-MP and ex-MLA, passed away early this morning on May 28, 2025 after a brief illness. He was 86 years old. He leaves behind his wife Hemlata (also a Party and AIDWA leader), a son, a daughter, and three grandchildren.Lahanu Kom was born on November 10, 1938 in an adivasi poor peasant family of Aagwan village in Dahanu tehsil in Palghar district.

CPI(M) Condoles Com Tran Duc Luong

THE Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its profound grief at the passing away of Tran Duc Luong, former Polit Bureau member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and former President of Vietnam. He was born on May 5, 1937 and died on May 20, 2025 at the age of 88 years.Tran Duc Luong joined revolutionary activities in 1955 and joined the CPV in 1959. He served the Party and country in various capacities till he retired in 2008.

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